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Description

There are forces acting on us all the time. Some we are aware of and some are not so obvious, yet they often influence many aspects of our lives. In this program, the relationship between force and movement is explored.

This program can either be presented as a one hour show with a maximum of 60 students, or in a ‘hands-on’ version for 30 students.

The show uses exciting experiments to show concepts involved with:

• forces, including pushes, pulls, friction and spin
• pressure and the connection with force and surface area
• levers and pulleys
• gravity
• air resistance
• balance and the centre of balance.

The hands-on activities invite students to discover:

• the forces needed for movement and the way friction can help and hinder
• how to make life easier using pulleys, levers and fulcrums
• the forces of spin, centripetal forces and gyroscopic motion
• whether heavy objects fall faster and how air resistance slows things down
• structures that seem to defy gravity by exploiting the centre of balance
• pressure, force and surface area on a bed of nails
• what happens to energy when objects collide.

Details

This program is appropriate for students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Activities and demonstrations will vary with age level.

You can opt for a show only session that can cater for a maximum of 60 students per session. For Kindergarten to Year 2, the show lasts for 45 minutes and costs a minimum of A$4.00 per student and A$200 per session. For Years 3 - 6 the show runs for an hour and costs a minimum of A$4.50 per student and A$220 per session.

Alternatively, we can provide a show plus hands-on activities. These one-hour sessions can cater for up to 30 students and cost a minimum of A$7.00 per student and A$180 per session.

In 2009 these sessions and bookings are GST free. The minimum cost per presenter per day is A$400.

Bookings are essential.

We require a room with 12 tables around the edge of the room with space for 30 students to sit on the floor. Chairs are not required.

Set up time is 30 minutes, and pack up takes 30 minutes.

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